THE VIRTUAL HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUMOUTLINE FOR A WEB-BASED RESOURCE AND EDUCATION CENTRE

Nick Verouden & Daan Bronkhorst Amnesty International Amsterdam

Main goals Virtual Museum

Provide a unique interactive space that brings together a wide variety of human rights issues.

Educate visitors about the origins and

key concepts of human rights, violations of human rights and activities of past and present human rights defenders

Advantage over ‘physical’ museum

Information can be continuously added to the virtual network

Encyclopedia of Human Rights (Daan Bronkhorst)

Advantage over ‘physical’ museum

Information can be continuously added to the virtual network

Encyclopedia of Human Rights (Daan Bronkhorst)

Presentation of human rights

Digital storytelling: video interviews with

human rights defenders, footage of victims and survivors, and testimonies of perpetrators and bystanders

Learning resources: quizzes, puzzles,

opinion polls and other learning activities

Multi-entry learning environment Visitor profiles:

reflect the visitor’s understanding of, and engagement with human rights issues

Different customized guided tours:

Basic and advanced learning tour Green Tour: Basic Learning:

Aim: first orientation on human rights issues Presentation: easy, didactical Target group: non-professional visitor

Red Tour: Advanced Learning Aim: analyzing complex human rights issues Presentation: more scope and the depth,

subject-oriented Target group: basic or expert knowledge of

human rights

Civil practice and solidarity tour Blue Tour: Civil Practice

Aim: think about my position in society (professional) Presentation: context oriented, linked to relevant social

and professional issues Target group: health worker, lawyer, corporate

responsibility executive

Orange Tour: Solidarity Aim: create more committement Presentation: action oriented Target group: intrest in changing professional choices

A short tour through the museum

Orientation: map of the museum.

Frequently Asked Questions

Guided tours

Shows the pillars of human rights thinking, old and new texts, human rights defenders past and present, and international law

ENTRANCE/RECEPTION CENTRAL HALL

Ground floor of the museum

Portrays thinkers, organizers, reformers and law makers from a variety of cultures

All the forms and instances of repression and inhuman behaviour

ROOM I: THE FOUNDATIONS ROOM II: HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

First floor of the museum

Past and present human rights defenders: how people, individually or organized, stand up for human rights

How organizations research, report and mobilize human rights

ROOM III: DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

ROOM IV: DOCUMENTING & CAMPAIGNING

Second floor of the museum

Current activities and addresses important contemporary human rights issues

Resource Centre Discussion Square

where relevant issues can be discussed

TEMPORARY EXHIBITION Forum

Museum Shop with merchandise from museums and organizations (the shop may actually sponsor maintenance of the website).

This museum is under construction. Please have some patience, it's going to be more interesting and sophisticated over time.